Regina v Secretary of State Home Department, ex parte McCartney: CACD 25 May 1994
Under the applicable legislation the trial judge fixed the tariff for discretionary life sentence prisoners, but there were transitional provisions which required the Secretary of State to fix the tariff for discretionary lifers who had been sentenced before the new judicialised regime came into force. Held: The Home Secretary is not free to take his … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State Home Department, ex parte McCartney: CACD 25 May 1994